Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fort Bend County, TX in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 860,305 population of Fort Bend County, Texas comprised of 211,269 people who identified as Hispanic (24.56%), and 649,036 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (75.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fort Bend County, Texas with a population of 455,034 (52.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 190,614 (22.16%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 188,007 (21.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fort Bend County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 262,421 (30.5%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 192,613 (22.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 185,509 (21.56%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Fort Bend, Texas.

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Population By Race in Fort Bend , TX in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 190,614 22.16%
White Alone 455,034 52.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,367 0.62%
Asian Alone 188,007 21.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 868 0.1%
Two Or More Races 20,415 2.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Fort Bend , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,993 0.93%
White Alone - Hispanic 192,613 22.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,612 0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,498 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 425 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,128 0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 182,621 21.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 262,421 30.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,755 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 185,509 21.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 443 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,287 1.89%